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| New camouflage for Brit troops in Afghanistan |
| 2010-05-21 |
| British troops serving in Afghanistan have been issued with a new-look camouflage - the first pattern change of its kind for more than 40 years, the Ministry of Defence said today. The new "Multi Terrain Pattern" camouflage was designed to be worn across the different terrain encountered by frontline troops on patrol in Helmand Province. Troops deployed to the war-torn country in April, including members of the Royal Dragoon Guards, were the first to be issued with the new uniform. It will be issued to all military personnel by 2012 as the existing Woodland and Desert camouflage are phased out. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Mitch, It's multicam. The cut of the uniform is different, but the pattern is the same as what Special Forces has been using. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2010-05-21 10:33 |
| #5 Not a bad pattern. rjschwarz, the cost of uniform changes is small compared to most things. Add to the fact that most troops have to buy their own besides a small standard issue and the cost goes down even more. The Army expected my two winter and two summer sets of BDUs to last more than 2 years for some reason. As a REMF, they might have. As infantry.... not a chance. I was buying new uniforms every six months after a 45 day long field problem. The BDUs were shredded after that. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-05-21 10:04 |
| #4 What are we Star Fleet changing uniforms every few years. Isn't there a cost to buying all new uniforms across the board and isn't this a daft time to be doing so? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-05-21 09:49 |
| #3 Wah! OldSpook, my antivirals stopped a trojan horse from that link! |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-05-21 09:13 |
| #2 Link to an article that actually has a picture Here |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-05-21 00:56 |
| #1 Do they get 'Can't-see-me' shoes, or do they have to buy their own? |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2010-05-21 00:54 |